The suffering of the immigrant by Abdelmalek Sayad(
Book
)15
editions published
between
2004
and
2018
in
English
and held by
344 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Through a sensitive and profound analysis, the author reveals the reality of the displaced existence of immigrants and the
harrowing contradictions that characterize it. Among these contradictions is the deep collective dishonesty through which
immigration perpetuates itself, where immigrants are compelled, out of respect for themselves and the group that allowed them
to leave their country of origin, to play down the suffering of emigration and to encourage more of their compatriots to join
them. Separated from their families, towns, and homelands, and weighed down by the unshakeable guilt of this absence, immigrants
are also 'absent' in their country of arrival, where they quickly become victims of exclusion and are seen simply as members
of the workforce." "Students in sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, politics and geography, as well as the general
reader, will find this an invaluable text."--Jacket